Nail-pouch.



T. H. SGANTLIN.

NAIL POUCH. unmrnou PI'LED 00121, 1910.

992,810, Patented May 23,1911.

IN VENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

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. same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures. of reference marked thereon, which form a THOMAS H.SCANTLIN, or CHANU'IE, KANSAS.

' I\TAIL-POUCI-I.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented hlay 23, 191 1;

Application filed October 1, 1910. Serial No. 584,909.

useful Improvements in Nail-Pouches';"and- I do declare the following tobe a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to nail pouches and more particularly to a nailpouch for use in combinationwith carpenters aprons, the object of theinvention being to provide a device of this class which may contain aquantity of nails and is provided with a slot through which the nailshanks may drop, so that they are suspended by their heads until readyfor use, and with mouths through which the heads of the nails may bewithdrawnas will presently be more fully described.

A further object of the invention is to provide adjustment for the slotmembers, so that the device may be adapted for nails of different sizes.

A further object of the invention is to provide the improved details ofstructure hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure I is a view ofmy improved nail pouch, illustrated asapplied to an ordinary carpentersapron. Fig. II is an enlarged perspective view of the pouch, a part ofthe outer attaching flange being broken away to illustrate the interiorconstruction. Fig.

III is a plan View of the pouch and a portion of the apron. Fig. IV is across sectional view on the line IVIV, Fig. II. Fig. V is a crosssectional view on the line VV, Fig. II. Fig. VI is an enlarged detailview of the adjustable slot members.

Referring more in detail to the parts 1 and 2 designate respectively theinner and outer slot forming members of the pouch which are preferablyconstructed of sheet metal and bent at one edge to form the attachingflanges 34. These members are preferably bent to substantially a U-shapeand are fixed to an apron 5 and pocket 6 respectively by fiat bindingmembers 7-8,

through the medium of bolts 9 which extend through the inner andouterslot members, the materialoft-he apron and pocket, and binding members,as illustrated in Fig. IV.

At the inner end of each of the members 1 and 2 is a lip 10-11, one ofwhich is pro vided with slots 12 and the other with bolts 13 whichproject through the slots 12 and have heads 14; that bind against theface of the slotted lip, so that the bolts may be tightened to hold theparts firmly together.

Immediately below the lips 10 and 12, the material of the body members 1and 2 is cut away to form the notches 15 and 16,

which, when the parts are united, form a mouth, through which the nailsmay be withdrawn.

Secured between the lips is a plate 17 which extends downwardly, back'of the mouth 17 and is curved inwardly, so that when the head of anailis lifted thereagainst, the head will be forced upwardly through themouth 17 to facilitate with- 'drawal.

I prefer to curve the edges of the members 1 and 2'outwardly asillustrated in Fig. IV, so that a channel 18 is formedfor receivingthe'heads of the nails, so that they may be relievedsomewhat from theweight of the contents of the pouch and their movement along the metalslot members may be accomplished with less resistance than if it werenecessary to move the heads of the nails to be withdrawn against theweight of and displace the other nails contained within the pouch.

In using the device, one of the slot forming members is attached to anapron,bag, or

other carrying member, by the flat binding member and bolts, and theother slot forming member attached to a pocket in the same manner. Thetwo members are then brought together and united through the bolt andslot mechanism at their upper ends, the width of the slot beingregulated according tofthe size of nails which it is desired to use; forinstance if large nails or spikes are to be used a wide slot is providedby spreading the slotted members and fixing the "lips in such adjustedposition, whereas if small nails are to be'used the parts are broughtcloser to-' gether with the lips attached to each other in that positionby means of the bolts 13. With the pouch adjusted for the proper widthof the slot and the pouch filled with nails, the shanks of the nails inthe. bottom of the pouch will drop through the slot and be suspended bytheir heads. When it is desired to remove one of the nails, theprojecting portion of the shank is grasped and the nail lifted upwardlyto the mouth 17 which is of sufiicient width to allow the head to passtherebetween; the plate 17 serving to guide the head of the nailoutwardly, so that it will not engage the lower edges of the attachinglips.

It is apparent that the pouch may be easily and quickly adjusted fordifierent sizes of nails and that the nails may be more quicklywithdrawn therefrom than from the ordinary apron pocket.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim as new therein and desireto secure by Letters-Patent is 1. A nail pouch comprising curved bodymembers, spaced apart to provide a slot therebetween, said slot beingenlarged at the ends to form openings through which nails may bewithdrawn, said members having overlapping lips at their upper ends,bolt and slot connection between said end lips, and means connected withsaid body members for inclosing a pouch chamber, for the purpose setforth.

2. A nail pouch comprising a pair of rigid members having overlappinglips at their ends, one of said lips having slots and the other havingbolts projected through said slots to provide adjustment of the rigidmembers, said members being spaced by the bolt and slot connection toprovide a nail slot therebetween, said nail slot being enlarged at theends to provide openings for the withdrawal of nails, and plates carriedby said lip bolts and depending over the enlarged slotted portions, thefree ends of the plates being curved away from the slots, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

3. A nail pouch comprising a fabric body, a rigid member secured to saidbody by a back plate and bolts, a second body having a rigid membersecured thereto by a back plate and bolts, both of said rigid membershaving overlapping lips and bolt and slot connection therebetween, saidmembers being spaced to provide a slot and said slot having an enlargedmouth, the rigid members being curved outwardly at their slot formingedges to provide a channel, and a guide plate carried by one of saidmembers and extending over and spaced from said mouth, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS H. SCANTLIN.

Witnesses T. R. J ornvs, R. WV. THOMSON.

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